Before Roman Storm’s defense attorneys rested on their case on Tuesday, one thing that seemed to motivate some court controversy was a T-shirt Tornado Cash Co-Founder and Developer wearing a Crypto event in 2019.
During the opening of the US District Court statements for the Southern District of New York, both storm prosecutors and storm lawyers were reported to have brought a torn t-shirt worn by the developer, claiming to be “washed” ether (Eth) by mixing service.
A video posted by a 2019 attending Ethboston appeared Show The storm wearing a shirt, stating that “I keep my ether with a tornado.Cash,” showing a washing machine that resulted in “clean” ethics.
“The defendant is professed from a giant washing machine for dirty money,” Says Assistant US Attorney Kevin Mosley in court on July 15, according to a report from the Inner City Press. “He was wearing a t-shirt at that effect. Mr. Storm had options. When he found out he was washing money for criminals, he still chose to commit crimes. He went on.”
The legal storm team, which issued its opening statement after prosecutors, Says The shirt is “a meme, a joke of bad taste.” They are brought Up Tornado Cash Merchandise a second time on Monday while arguing against a motion to exclude information about hackers using the mixing service.
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Considering the jury or judge Katherine Failla the shirt “joke” or an indication that the storm and other tornado cash builders said it was running a “Laundering” service of Crypto remained visible at the time of publication. He faces money laundering charges, conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitter and conspiracy to violate US sanctions.
The storm will not testify to his own defense
After starting the jury on July 14, the criminal storm test is expected to last about three weeks. Prosecutors Closed their case On Friday after the hearing from the Witnesses, including from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, and individuals involved in hacking incidents.
“The way the prosecutors paint a perceived image of the Roman Storm and the Tornado Cash Team is not desirable,” said a spokesman for the Golem Foundation, which contributed 50 ETH to the Defense Fund of the Storm. “This case is like blaming the developers of banking apps for financial scams that are happening on the Internet. It’s stupid.”
On Tuesday, the Storm lawyers Says The Tornado Cash Co-Founder will not testify. In an interview before the trial, he said he wasn’t sure If he stands up. His defense team rested on Tuesday after more than three days of hearing from the Witnesses, and will likely start closing statements on Wednesday.
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